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Riley County Police are investigating after a known suspect shot his firearm multiple times near Redbud Estates. According to Thursday’s RCPD activity report, officers were called out just before 11 pm Wednesday to the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road. Officers did not identify the suspect, but noted he shot the firearm multiple times at [...]

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New board members Katie Allen and Greg Hoyt were sworn into the Manhattan-Ogden School Board Wednesday. Allen works for a regional technical assistance center that works with school districts in Kansas, Colorado and Missouri. Kristin Brighton and Curt Herrman were both re-elected. “I’ve always had a passion for improving conditions and opportunities for kids, and [...]

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Junction City officials have sent a message to Geary County, telling them to pay their bills for EMS services or face discontinuation of ambulance services in the county. The city commission approved a motion Tuesday night from Commissioner Jeff Underhill outlining that EMS services due in 2023 are paid in full by Feb. 16, with [...]

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A cybersecurity incident disrupted some of the computer services yesterday at Kansas State University. According to a university press release, the incident interrupted the school’s VPN, K-State Today emails and its Canvas and Mediasite accounts. In the press release the university said that “upon detection, university IT took immediate steps to investigate the disruption, isolating [...]

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A Grandview Plaza man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan for drug distribution. 39-year-old Curtis James Colley Jr. was arrested on one count of distribution of marijuana less than 450 grams, one count of distributing an opiate or narcotic less than 100 grams, one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved the Parks and Recreation Department’s Cemeteries Master Plan Tuesday night. The plan will see upgrades to infrastructure within Sunset and Sunrise Cemeteries, including an eventual new building for equipment at the latter and a joint maintenance facility to be shared between Sunset Zoo and Sunset Cemetery as well. Overall [...]

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The Riley County Law Board completed the first performance evaluation of RCPD Director Brian Peete Tuesday. Peete, who was hired in December 2022 at a salary of just over $160,000, recently completed his first year of a five year contract. Salary details weren’t immediately provided from the Law Board Secretary Tuesday, but after an executive [...]

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Authorities are searching for the person responsible for leaving a burning mattress on the side of the road, north of St. Marys. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says it took the report Monday of a mattress lit on fire and left in the 4600 block of Shawguee Road. It’s believed that the mattress was being [...]

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Manhattan city officials Tuesday gave an update on how public works crews have navigated the frigid and slick conditions this past week. City manager Ron Fehr: Mayor Wynn Butler says also at play this week has been a delay of trash service to most residents. Local snow removal fleets do not have large numbers so [...]

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Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are crafting a counter response to Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest tax proposal. Tax committees and Senate leadership have been set on working the single rate plan for filers once again. It’s likely the bill will have a combination of a single rate income tax at 5.25% and some form of property [...]

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